Sports Editor Keith Perry said: “We call it the Telegraph campaign but, like the club, it belongs to the fans and they have made their feelings absolutely clear.

“By any standards it is a phenomenal response and surely one that the club have got to take into account.

“It is obvious that the vast majority of fans have no intention of supporting the club during a ground sharing period and are totally opposed to any plan that would see the Sky Blues relocate to a new home outside the city limits.

“The onus is on owners Sisu and stadium operators ACL to do what the people of Coventry want - thrash out a deal for the Sky Blues to stay at the Ricoh Arena.”